Hyssington Castle

Hyssington Castle is a fort in Churchstoke, Powys, Wales. Access is restricted and requires permission. Hyssington Castle is situated near the church St Etheldreda, as well as near the peak Roundton Hill.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Fort
Description: castle in Powys, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Hyssington Mound & Bailey Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Etheldreda and Roundton Hill.

St Etheldreda

Church

Photo: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Etheldreda is a church, which is situated 380 feet west of Hyssington Castle.

Roundton Hill

Peak

Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Roundton Hill is a rounded, steep sided, 1,210 feet…

Corndon Hill

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Corndon Hill is a hill in Powys, Mid Wales, whose summit rises to 513.6 metres above sea level. Corndon Hill is situated 1½ miles north of Hyssington Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Snead and White Grit.

Snead

Hamlet

Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Snead is a small village in Powys, Wales. Snead is situated 1½ miles south of Hyssington Castle.

White Grit

Hamlet

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

White Grit is a small, scattered village beneath… White Grit is situated 2 miles north of Hyssington Castle.

Priest Weston

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Priest Weston is a small village in the civil parish… Priest Weston is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hyssington Castle.

Hyssington Castle

Categories: castle, motte-and-bailey castle, and historic site
Location: Churchstoke, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.54452° or 52° 32′ 40″ north

Longitude

-3.0119° or 3° 0′ 43″ west

Elevation

889 feet (271 metres)

Open location code

9C4RGXVQ+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Hyssington Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hyssington Castle”
Swedish: “Hyssington Castle”
Welsh: “Tomen yr Ystog”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hyssington and Llanerch.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Yewtree Farm and Old Post Office.

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